'Badass Badges':
Modern Cop Thrillers

Gritty or clear-cut, action-packed or psychological, there's something here for everyone in this list of the best contemporary cop flicks. Some might be surprised how many of the top-ranked flicks are foreign: make sure to check out 'Infernal Affairs' (Chinese), '36th Precinct' (French), and 'The Guard' (Irish)!

After a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.